> Overall, I'm not happy with the quality of the A-series lenses. > I've had more trouble with them than the K-series or the M-series, > including the high-zoot A* lenses. Wobbly barrels, stiff aperture > rings, less than smooth focusing, chattering while focusing on a > tripod, and the displeasure of plastic against my delicate > fingers. What makes this all the more disheartening is that I > have many fewer A-series lenses than K-series, SMCTs, and M lenses > (very few Ms actually), yet, with the exception of water damage to > my beloved Bow-Wow (rip), and two Ks that I bought that needed > repair, the A-series has given me the only problems I've had. Feh! > in general to the A-lenses, "better" coating or not.
Interesting, Shel. I have pretty pretty much a 50:50 mixture of K's and A's (with only a couple of M's and an M*, a couple of AF's, a couple of F*'s, and an FA* in the mix) (so maybe it's only about a 40:40 K:A mixture - <g>). However, I have never had the misfortune of having an A lens malfunction. I do see that the A lens build quality is generally not as good as in the K lenses (which is one reason why I have a lot of those K lenses), but I can't personally fault the A lenses I have for ever letting me down. [Not yet, anyhow... <g>] Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
